Cypress Hill - Throw Your Hands In the Air (Remix - Official Video)

What this video is

Released in September 1995, this remix video arrives at a critical juncture in hip-hop history: the mid-decade consolidation of West Coast dominance post-Chronic, the commercial peak of Cypress Hill as a biracial Latin-Black hip-hop act bridging South Central aesthetics with countercultural cannabis iconography, and the genre convention of the multi-artist posse remix as a marketing and community-building vehicle.…

Why it matters

This video is a documentary artifact of the mid-90s West Coast rap visual grammar: handheld realism, rapid ensemble editing, and communal performance staging that defined the aesthetic language of Ruffhouse-era Cypress Hill. As an early McG directorial credit, it bridges the gritty street-video…

The director

Joseph McGinty Nichol (born August 9, 1968, Kalamazoo, Michigan), known professionally as McG, is an American director and producer. He began his career directing music videos and producing albums, accumulating over fifty music video credits including work…